Obama's anti-smoking crusade
In a move rivaling Colorado's 2006 public smoking ban, President Barack Obama has signed an anti-smoking bill which will allow the FDA to regulate tobacco products.
The law will allow for the reduction and control of nicotine in tobacco products, the arbitrary prohibition of marketing campaigns, as well as banning candy flavorings and blocking labels such as "low tar" and "light."
As though Obama was not relying enough on obscure literary and cinematic moments to further his statist agenda (his 60 percent government stake in car dealerships is straight out of Atlas Shurgged), he appears to be taking his latest cues from the 2006 tongue-and-cheek film Thank You For Smoking. According to this Denver Post article, "Tobacco companies also will be required to cover their cartons with large graphic warnings," a regulation eerily similar to Thank You for Smoking's "poison" label.
The tobacco companies have reacted, as expected, with resentment, mostly because the law directly hurts their business. One can imagine the tobacco executives pacing back and forth in their North Carolina offices, grinning with disdain, uttering the film's quintessential conflict.
"People, what is going on out there? When this cocksucker puts Captain Hook on our product, what the fuck are we gonna do?"
Apparently, President Obama thinks he has the answer.
The law will allow for the reduction and control of nicotine in tobacco products, the arbitrary prohibition of marketing campaigns, as well as banning candy flavorings and blocking labels such as "low tar" and "light."
As though Obama was not relying enough on obscure literary and cinematic moments to further his statist agenda (his 60 percent government stake in car dealerships is straight out of Atlas Shurgged), he appears to be taking his latest cues from the 2006 tongue-and-cheek film Thank You For Smoking. According to this Denver Post article, "Tobacco companies also will be required to cover their cartons with large graphic warnings," a regulation eerily similar to Thank You for Smoking's "poison" label.
The tobacco companies have reacted, as expected, with resentment, mostly because the law directly hurts their business. One can imagine the tobacco executives pacing back and forth in their North Carolina offices, grinning with disdain, uttering the film's quintessential conflict.
"People, what is going on out there? When this cocksucker puts Captain Hook on our product, what the fuck are we gonna do?"
Apparently, President Obama thinks he has the answer.
posted by Tobin Spratte at 11:51 AM
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